Write on Door County

Write on Door County offers author readings, book discussions, and writing classes to encourage people of all ages to share their stories. Write on Door County averages 7 classes each month at its writing center and within the community. The craft of writing monthly series is a threeweek online program that occurs the first through third thursday of the month. Each month focuses on a different genre or form of writing. The first week features two noted writers of that month's genre in conversation. Each writer then leads a 90minute workshop on the subsequent two thursdays. The Washington island literary festival is a moveable fest of writing, reading, discussion, and thought about the written word. Writers' workshops, author panels and presentations, readings and parties are scheduled at various quaint, historic and beautiful venues around the island. Participants have a unique opportunity to share time with prominent authors and dedicated readers in the intimate, friendly setting of Washington island, a halfhour by ferry from the Door County mainland in september's color and warmth. In 2022, 90 folks participated in the three days of sessions held.

Write on Door County's writers residency program provides space and solitude for writers to focus muchneeded time on their craft. In 2022, they held three major conferences, with over 180 participants total.